Casino Spokesperson Cries NIMBY
NCAGE field coordinator Tom Grey (right) debated Frank Fahrenkopf in Cleveland just before the November elections. Fahrenkopf is CEO for the American Gaming Association, and thus stands as the leading national spokesman for commercial casinos.
But would Fahrenkopf want one of his products in his own home town? Here’s his comment:
"People have the right to go to the ballot box and determine what they want the quality of life to be in their own area. Now if someone were to come along and tell me that they were going to put a casino in McLean, Virginia, where I live, I would probably work very very hard against it. I just don’t -- what’s the old saying, ‘NIMBY, not in my back yard?’ Now I may be in favor of gaming, but I just don’t want it located in a particular area." - - AGA CEO Frank Fahrenkopf in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2006
